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[えん()·()]
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noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 延期

noun, suru verb
  1. postponement; deferment; adjournment

Definition and Synonyms for 延期

Deferment act of putting off to a future time
Synonyms: 延期, 繰り延べ, 繰り延べる
Adjournment the act of postponing to another time or place
Synonyms: 休会, 停会, 延期, 散会
Stay stop a judicial process
Synonyms: 延期
Delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Synonyms: 伸ばす, 延引, 延期, 延滞, 引き延ばす, 猶予, 繰り延べる, 遅らす, 遅らせる, 遅延, 遅滞, 遷延
Shelve hold back to a later time
Synonyms: 伸ばす, 保留, 先送り, 延期, 引き延ばす, 持ち越す, 日延べ, 猶予, 留保, 繰り下げる, 繰り延べる, 見合う, 見合わす, 見合わせる, 遅らす, 遅らせる, 遷延, 順延

Meanings for each kanji in 延期

» prolong; stretching
» period; time; date; term

Categories 延期 is a member of

Holdup the act of delaying
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Deferment act of putting off to a future time
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Block stop from happening or developing
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Wait wait before acting
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Delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 延期

Sample Sentences for 延期

The committee was postponed for two weeks.
The president put off visiting Japan.
Their trip was postponed because of the rain.
Our professor promised to hold off on the final exam for another week.
The expedition has postponed its departure to the Antarctic.

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